Abraham weiss



June 9, 1925. 1,541,544

A. WEISS TAXIMETER VEHI CLE Filed July 28, 1924 v INVEN'IOR mm 77% kwATI'OI RNEY Patented June 9, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ABBAHAI WEISS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

TAXIKETER VEHICLE.

Application filed m 28. 1924. Serial No. 728,695.

. eter vehicles having manually controlled fare registers.

The object of this improvement isto provide an attachment, whereby thedriving of the vehicle, when occupied b a passenger, without setting thefare. register into registering position, except with slow speed or onlyfor a short distance, will be rendered im ible.

in this application, I make use of the electric or mechanical powerdeveloped while running the motor, as for instance, the electricitygenerated by the generator or the-suction or pressure action in theengine to actuate means controlling the operation of the latter.

According to this invention, I employ an electric circuit, which as inthe copending application leads either through the electric ignitionsystem or through an electromagnet and which is on one hand controlledautomatically by the occupant of the passenger compartment and by themanual control of the fare register and on the other hand by a switchindependently controlled from the power developed through the 01%-eration of the motor, so that when a su cient amount 0 such power hasbeen developed during t e operation, while both the passenger controlledswitch and the register controlled switch are closed, the motor will stoX few embodiments of my invention are illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing, which forms part of 'this specification and in which Fig. 1 isa diagrammatic side view of a taximeter vehicle equipped with my novelattachment; Fig. 2 1s a face view of the flag controlled switch andFigs. 35 are diagrams of different modifications of my attachment.

Referri first to the modification shown in Fig. 1, denotes the vehicle,T the taximeter or fare register controlled by the usual handle or flagF, P the passenger compartment, S one of the seats therein, E theengine, M the ignition system, such as a magneto or the like, and G thegenerator.

In the passenger compartment under any one of the seats, such as underseat S, or

under the floor, I provide an electric switch 10, of which one contactpiece 10 is movable and is adapted to be acted upon by the weight of theoccupant and the other 10 by a wire 13 is grounded, as at 14. The flagof the fare register T com rises a switch 11 whose one contact memgeconnected to the other contact member 10 of the switch 10 and whoseother contact member 11 by wire 22 is connected to a contact point 21 ofa switch 18, which at point 20 through wire 23 is connected to the meto. The switch18 is actuated by a spring 19 controlled by the armature17 of an electro-magnet 15 energized from the generator G through thewires 16', 16

With the understanding that the flag switch 11 is closed normally, i. e.when the fare register is not set into registering position, and thatthe switch 18 is open and by thespring 19 has the tendency to remainopen, the operation is as follows Let us assume that the passengercompartment is occupied and the driver attempts to drive the vehiclewith the flag in Vacant position. By the occupancy of the passengercompartment, the switch 10 will be closed. But because the switch 18 isopen, the motor can be started and the vehicle 0 rated. When thegenerator has generate enough electricity to cause the electro-magnet toovercome the tension of the spring 19, the switch 18 will close. At thatmoment, the circuit flowing through the magneto will cause the latter tobe grounded orshortcircuited and the motor will stop.

As soon, however, as the flag isset into registering position, thecircuit affecting the magneto, because of the openingof the flag switch11, will be 0 ened and the operation of the vehicle can e continued. 7

In the modification shown inJFig. 3, the circuit affecting the ignitionis led through the distributor D. Otherwise, the device is the same asin Fig. 1. In this case the electric connections are as follows One ofthe contacts of the switch is grounded, at 14, b wire 13, as before,while the other contact y wire 25 is connected to one terminal of thegenerator G. One of r by wire 12 is the contacts of the flag switch 11is grounded by wire at 24' and its other contact point is connected bywire 26 to one end of the coil of the electro-magnet 15, whose other endis connected by wire 16 to the other terminal of the generator G. Theswitch 18 actuated by the armature 17 is connected at 28 by wire 30 tothe high tension coil of the distributor and at point 29 by wire31 tothe latter.

The operation will be as follows Assuming the same conditions as before,except that the switch 18 is normally closed, there will beno currentflowing through the circuit controlled by the seat and flag switches, aslong as the generator is not working or does not generate enoughelectricity.

By the occupancy of the passenger compartment, the circuit feeding theelectro magnet, when the motor is started will, while the flag remainsinVacant position, be grounded and, therefore, the distributor notaffected. But when. sufficient electricity is generated by thegenerator, it will have the effect to open the switch 18 as aconsequence whereof, the circuit fed through the high tension coil C tothe distributor D will be broken and the operation of the motor willstop.

. In the modification shown in Fig. 4, the electricity generated by thegenerator is utilized to excite an electro-magnet, which operates athrottle valve 32 controlling the feed of the fuel into the manifold. Inthis case, the switch in the passenger compartment has the sameconnections to the generator through wire 39 and to the ground 14through wire 13, as in the preceding modification. The flag controlledswitch has one of its contacts grounded at 24' through wire 24 and itsother contact point connected by wire 38 to one terminal of the coil ofthe electro-magnet 36 whose other terminal is connected through wire 37to the opposite pole of the generator. The armature 35 of thiselectro-magnet through a rod 34 and lever 33 is connected to thethrottle valve 32.

The mode of o eratio'n is as follows lVhile the flag is in Vacantposition. the car occupied and the motor is running, the generator Gupon generating sufficient electricity will excite the electro-magnet 36as a consequence of which the armature 35 thereof will operate thethrottle 32 through rod 34 and lever 33 and cut off the feed of thefuel, thereby stoppin the motor. When on the other hand, the ag isthrown into registerin position, the circuit of the generator G feedingthe electro-magnet will be. opened and the throttle 32 will not beaffected.

In the modification according'to Fig. 5, the suction or pressuredeveloped in the motor, when the latter is operated, is utilized foroperating a switch controlling the circuit feeding the ignition system,such as the distributor. In this case, one of the contact pieces of theswitch 10 in the passenger comartment is grounded by wire 13 and 14, asbefore, and the other contact piece is connected b wire 12 to one of thecontact pieces of the ffhg controlled switch 11. The second contactpiece of the flag controlled switch is connected by wire 44, to acontact piece 43 of a third switch 43 actuated by a plunger 42 workingin a suction or compression chamber 40 that through a lpipe 41 leadsinto the intake manifold The plunger operated switch 43 comprises aslide ed at 50. The other contact member 43 of the switch 43 isconnected to one terminal 45 of the high tension coil C whose otherterminal by wire 46 is grounded at 47. The secondary of said coil bywire 51 is connected to the distributor D. In alignment with the contactpoint 43 is a second contact point 43 on which the slide 43 normallybears.

In operation, when the passenger compartment is occupied, while the flagis in Vacant position, the motor M can be started, the circuit feedingthe high tension coil C flowing from the battery 13 through wire 48,contact member 43, slide 43', contact member 43 wire 45, to high tensioncoil 0 and through wire 46 to the ground and back to the battery throughwire 49. When the speed of the motor is such as to produce sufficientsuction (or pressure), the plunger 42 will move the slide to bring itinto contact with contact point 43*. If the flag is still in Vacantposition, the battery circuit will flow through said flag switch 11',seat switch 10 and the ground, and as a result thereof be grounded inconsequence of which there will be no current flowing through the hightension coil and the motor will stop.

What I claim is 1. In a motor vehicle having a manually controlled fareregister, the combination with the motor controlling means, of apassenger controlled means, a re ister controlled means and meansintervening between said first named means and said other two means,such that when the vehicle is occupied and the register is not set for0ccupancy, said intervening means will affect the motor when the latterattains a certain s eed.

2. n a motor Vehicle having a manually controlled fare register, thecombination with the motor controlling means, of a passenger controlledmeans, a register controlled means and electric means interveningbetween said first named means and said other two means, such that whenthe vehicle is occupied and the register is not set for occupancy, said'electric means will affect the motor, when the latter attains a certainspeed.

3. In a motorvehicle having a manually controlled fare register, thecombination with. the motor controlling means, of a pas sengercontrolled switch, a register controlled means and means interveningbetween said first named means, said switch and last named means, suchthat when the vehicle is occupied and the register is not set foroccupancy, said intervening means will affect the motor when the latterattains a certain speed. I

4:. In a motor vehicle having a manually controlled fare register, thecombination with the motor controlling means, of a passenger controlledmeans, a register controlled switch and means intervening between saidtwo first named meansand said switch, such that whenpthe vehicle isoccupied and the register is not set for occupancy, said interveningmeans will affect the motor when the latter attains a certain speed.

5. In a motor vehicle having a manual.- ly controlled fare register, thecombination with the motor controlling means, of a passenger controlledswitch, a register controlled switch and means intervening between saidfirst named means and said switches such that when the vehicle isoccupied and the register is not set for occupancy, said interveningmeans. will affect the motor when the latter attains a certain speed.

6. In a motor vehicle having a manually controlled fare register, thecombination with the electric generator and motor controlling means, ofa passenger controlled switch, a register controlled switch and electricmeans intervening between said motor controlling means and said switchesand actuated by said generator, such that when the vehicle is occupiedand the register is not set for occupancy, while the motoris running,said electric aneans will be actuated by said generator to affect themotor.

7 In a motor vehicle having a manually controlled fare register, thecombination with the electric generator and motor controlling means, ofa passenger controlled switch, a register controlled switch and anelectro-magnetically actuated switch controlled from said generator andintervening between said motor controlling means and said other switchesand controlled from said generator, such that when the vehicle isoccupied' and the register is not setfor 0c cupancy, while the motor isrunning, said intervening means will be actuated by said generator toaffect the motor; p

8. In a motor vehicle having a flag controlled fare register, thecombination with the motor ignition system and electric generator, of anelectric circuit through. the ground and said ignition system, saidcircuit including a passenger controlled switch, a flag controlledswitch and a switch controlled from said electric generator, such thatwhen the vehicle is occupied and the flag not set into registeringposition, the ignition system will be shortcircuite-d after a certainspeed of the motor is attained.

9. In a motor vehicle having a flag controlled fare register, thecombination with,

the motor ignition system and electric generator, of an electric circuitthrough the ground and said ignition system, said circuit including apassenger controlled switch, a flag controlled switch and anelectromagnetically actuated switch controlled from said electricgenerator, such that when the vehicle is occupied and the flag not setinto registering position, the ignition system will be'shortcircuitedafter a certain speed of the motor is obtained.

10. In a motor vehicle, having a fare register, the combination with themotor and its ignition system, of an electric circuit including meanscontrolled by the actions of said motor,a passenger controlled switchand a register controlled switch, such that when. the passengercompartment is occupied and the register is in Vacant position, saidignition systemwill be shortcircuited as soon as enough power has beendeveloped by said motor to control said first named means. v 1

all. Ina motor vehicle,having a fare register, the combination with themotor and itsfignition "system, of an electric circuit including aswitch controlled by the actions of the istons ofsaid motor, a passengercontro led switch and a register controlled switch, such that when thepassenger compartment is occupied and the register 'is in Vacantposition, said ignition system will be shortcircuited-as soon as enoughpower has been developed by said pistons to control said first namedswitch.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

ABRAHAM WEISS.

Witnessesz. Josarrr T. MCMAHON, Max D. ORDMANN.

